Posted by Patsy on September 22, 2009, 12:37 am
Message modified by board administrator September 22, 2009, 7:13 am
I'll start at the begining, we found him at a shelter, that would have put him down if not adopted. I thought he was around 6 months old when I first saw him, but the vet informed me he was about 3 to 31/2 months, and what I thought was a well mannered and calm pup, turned out he was wormy. I walked him all over our quaint little town, and everyone that saw us, would approach us and ask what kind of dog is he. Of course I'd say GSD, they would then say no way, gotta have some wolf in him and I would say, no just shepherd. I did not purposely get a wolf/hybrid nor did I breed one. Every thing on my property is either spayed of neutered, well every thing with exception of my husband, and he's a tad bit nervous, LOL.
I would just like to say that maybe, just maybe, Luger is more dog like, because I didn't know I had a hybrid. I do not believe a shelter would have adopted him out had they known either. Any way what I was saying, is this. Wolves have keener senses, and maybe they become nervous and unstable because they sense their owners tension and nervousness about owning a hybrid. I thought I got a GSD and so I treated him just like that. If I'd of known he was a hybrid, like so many of you, and for the fear for my grandkids, I most likely would not have taken him, but it's to late now, he's here and he's here to stay.
I don't care what he is, we love him and he love's us. About 7 months or so ago, I took on a pure GSD, and it's, truly funny, cause everything that's been said about hybrids being so unpredictable and unstable fits the GSD, not my calm and well mannered hybrid. So you don't have to worry about us, and if you would like to see this awesome guy, just come on down to K9 Kountry on any given Sat. morning or Tuesday evening, except for this coming weekend, cause we are heading for VA. Oh, and I have no idea how much is wolf or GSD or even the mix for that matter. I have never taken a dog to a trainer, until he came along and only did so because I could not stop him from jumping up on everyone he met, to lick their face, which might not be so bad if he hadn't grown so large. He now measures 36 inches from the top of his head, I know Butch says your supposed to measure them from the top of the shoulders, but I like the head.
He will let anyone come and pet him, however I do have to caution those with small children, cause he will paw at them, and he will scratch them unintentionally, I just have to watch him closely for that quick foot action.
As for me making money off of him, well that's not going to happen, he's fixed. I will say that many, many people have stopped us on our walks and ask if he's a stud, and I say sorry.
He gets along with 3 other dogs, I do have one older GSD that always wants to jump him, but I keep them apart if I'm not around. When I'm there they can be together, kinda strange, it must be the wolf thing,like on of the trainers mentioned in their post. He also gets along with our 2 cats, that are in and out of the house. I don't allow any fighting, everyone has to get along or they have to deal with me, and you know the old saying, IF MOMMA AINT HAPPY, NO BODY'S HAPPY.
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